There is a distinct difference between the northern and the southern hemispheres of Mars. The north is a relatively young and smooth lowland basin. The south consists of crater-pitted highlands, up to 8,000 meters higher than anything in the north.

In the picturesque western corner of England better known as Somerset, a giant cow has been discovered which is taller than the average adult male human - it is hoped that it will be named as Britain's tallest cow

U.S. astronomers have discovered the largest diamond in space, 50 light years away from Earth in the Constellation Centaurus. The diamond chunk belonging to a dead star is ten billion, trillion, trillion carats.